Baird Adds Kyle McNickle to Global Industrial Banking Group
TYSONS CORNER, VA – February 19, 2025 – Baird, an employee-owned, international financial services firm, announced today that Kyle McNickle has joined the firm’s Global Investment Banking business as a Managing Director with the Global Industrial Group.
Kyle joins from Goldman Sachs where he led the investment bank’s middle market coverage across the Aerospace & Defense and Transportation & Logistics sectors. Prior to Goldman, he was a member of the leadership team at a venture backed artificial intelligence software company serving the financial services sector and the U.S. intelligence community. Kyle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross.
We are pleased to welcome Kyle to our team. His considerable industry knowledge, transaction experience, and extensive network will help expand our Aerospace and Transportation & Logistics coverage areas.
Brian Doyal, Co-Head of Global Investment Banking
Our Global Industrial Group ranks as one of the leading Industrial M&A advisors among all investment banks.1 Kyle’s outstanding record and strategic vision will be instrumental as we continue to expand our coverage and grow our global platform.
Mike Lindemann, Co-Head of Baird’s Global Industrial Group
Baird’s Global Industrial platform includes over 100 investment bankers, who have completed over 280 M&A and financing transactions since 2020. Baird continues to host its annual Global Industrial Conference annually in November.
About Baird Global Investment Banking
Baird is a leading global investment bank with more than 545 banking associates, offering corporations, entrepreneurs, private equity and other financial sponsors a broad range of advisory and financing solutions. Since 2020, Baird has completed nearly 760 advisory transactions, representing $353 billion in transaction value, and 391 financings, raising over $163 billion.
About Baird
Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm with more than 200 offices worldwide. Established in 1919, Baird has approximately 5,100 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has more than $455 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2024. Committed to being a great workplace, Baird ranked No. 34 on the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 21st consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group.
Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Trust Company in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com.
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1 Dealogic US & EU Industrial sell side transactions from January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2024 with total consideration from $100 million – $1.5 billion. Excludes fairness opinions. Includes Dealogic General Industry Group AERO, AUTO, CHEM, CBLG, DEFE, FRES, MACH, AGRI and Specific Industry Group TRAF, TRAL, TREQ, TRFR, UTWM, UTWS. Excludes transactions that were services related. Baird number reflects Baird Investment Banking Estimates.
